Council Bluffs in Pottawattamie County, Iowa — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Council Bluffs Free Public Library
Built 1904 - 05
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 3, 2016
1. Council Bluffs Free Public Library NRHP Marker
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Education. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list.
Location. 41° 15.486′ N, 95° 51.08′ W. Marker is in Council Bluffs, Iowa, in Pottawattamie County. It is on Pearl Street south of Willow Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 200 Pearl Street, Council Bluffs IA 51503, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Western Iowa, in Loess Hills, and in Greater Omaha. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Grenville M. Dodge (within shouting distance of this marker); Squirrel Cage Jail (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Council Bluffs Veterans Plaza (about 400 feet away); Spanish War Veterans (about 600 feet away); Mormon Trail (about 600 feet away); Civil War Memorial (about 600 feet away); The National Humane Alliance Fountain (about 700 feet away); Amelia Bloomer (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Council Bluffs.
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 3, 2016
2. Council Bluffs Free Public Library and Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 3, 2016
3. Council Bluffs Free Public Library
Credits. This page was last revised on February 11, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 14, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 600 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 14, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
